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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 17:45:46 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: setup.exe bandwidth waste
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On Fri, 9 May 2003, Max Bowsher wrote:

> lists AT m8y DOT org wrote:
> > Since I'm on the mailing list now, might as well ask something that has
> > bugged me for some time.
> > Far too often, a connection fails at 99% of a huge download (say tetex
> doc).
> >
> > When something like this happens under gentoo, it does a continuation.
> >
> > Why doesn't setup.exe check the MD5, if fails, try a continuation, then
> MD5
> > after that as well?
> 
> Because no one has written code to make it do that.
> 
> Max.

The obvious answer :)

I was just curious if there was some technological reason.

Well, something to keep in mind for my ample free time. :)

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